The Clue
Individualist (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LONER
Tags
Notes
The answer LONER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
Related Clues
Aloof one
Anchorite
Antisocial one
Eremite
Hermit
Homebody
Introvert
Nongregarious one
Recluse
Solitarian
Solitary
Solitary one
Troglodyte
Anchorite, e.g.
Asocial sort
Asocial type
Company avoider
Extrovert's opposite
Hardly a partygoer
Homebody, perhaps
Individualist of a sort
Individualist of sorts
Misanthrope, perhaps
Society avoider
Solitary person
Solo goer
Hardly a people person
Howard Hughes became one
Isolation is his delectation
Not the social type
He stays apart from parties
One keeping one's own company
Definition
LONER as a noun:
1. (loner, lone wolf, lone hand) = a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
LONE as an adjective:
1. (alone, lone, lonely, solitary) = lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"
2. (lone, lonely, solitary) = characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; " a solitary walk"
3. (lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary) = being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"